Headlines – August 2, 2019
News Democratic debate offers first look at candidates’ Afghanistan, national security plans- The 2020 presidential hopefuls saw their first significant foreign policy discussion this week during the...
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Retired MWDs looking for families, homes, couches
Fida served her country for almost five years as a military working dog. During the German Shepherd’s career, the European-born canine served as a combat tracker for the Marines and worked in detection...
View ArticleNews Briefs – August 5, 2019
Pentagon is reviewing the ‘war cloud’ contract Amazon wants The Pentagon said new Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is reviewing the bid process for the military’s $10 billion cloud-computing contract....
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News Trump wants to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by 2020 election, officials say- President Donald Trump has told his advisers that he wants to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by the...
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Seoul says U.S., S Korea preparing joint military drills Seoul’s military says South Korea and the United States are preparing to hold their annual joint military exercises despite warnings from North...
View ArticleHeadlines – August 7, 2019
News Taliban say differences resolved in peace talks on US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan- The United States and the Taliban have resolved differences in peace talks over the withdrawal of American...
View ArticleAMC Commander directs temporary removal of 123 C-130s from service
Gen. Maryanne Miller, Air Mobility Command commander, ordered the temporary removal of 123 of 450 Total Force C-130 Hercules from service on Aug. 7, after atypical cracks were discovered on the lower...
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Russia’s military drone makes successful maiden flight
The Russian military says a heavy drone it’s developing has made a successful maiden flight. The Defense Ministry on Aug. 7 released a video showing the Okhotnik (Hunter) taking off, performing...
View ArticleHeadlines – August 9, 2019
News Trump says South Korea will pay more for U.S. military protection- Within days of multiple North Korean missile tests, U.S. President Donald Trump has said “talks have begun” for South Korea to...
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Pentagon chief visits Mongolia to strengthen military bonds The head of the U.S. Defense Department visited Mongolia to strengthen the military bonds between the U.S. and the landlocked democracy...
View ArticleHeadlines – August 12, 2019
News US. service member dies on mission in Iraq- A U.S. service member died Aug. 10 during a mission in Ninewah province, Iraq. New ‘bombshell’ legal opinion says military retirees can’t be...
View ArticleNews Briefs – August 14, 2019
U.S. military says Marine from Colorado has died in Iraq U.S. military officials have identified a Marine who died Aug. 10 in Iraq as 35-year-old Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer of Mancos, Colorado....
View ArticleHeadlines – August 14, 2019
News Pentagon walks back enemy fire statement as mystery still surrounds death of Marine Raider in Iraq- The Pentagon has walked back its statement that a Marine Raider who lost his life while on a...
View ArticleQuake damage estimate tops $5B at California Navy base
Earthquakes that struck California last month caused more than $5 billion in damage to Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, a sprawling desert facility where some of the military’s most advanced...
View ArticleNews Briefs – August 16, 2019
U.S. says it’s consulting on Asian missile deployment A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is consulting with its allies as it proceeds with plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in Asia, a...
View ArticleHeadlines – August 14, 2019
News Taliban, U.S. pact in Afghanistan could boost Islamic State- A deal between the Taliban and the United States for U.S. forces to withdraw from their longest-ever war in Afghanistan could drive...
View ArticleNews Briefs – August 19, 2019
Russian, Venezuelan defense chiefs meet to discuss ties Russia’s defense minister has hosted his Venezuelan counterpart to discuss military ties between the two countries. During the Aug. 15 meeting,...
View ArticleHeadlines – August 19, 2019
News North Korea’s Kim expresses ‘great satisfaction’ over weapons tests- North Korea said Aug. 17 that leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test-firing of an unspecified new weapon, seen as an...
View ArticleNews Briefs – August 21, 2019
Pentagon conducts 1st test of previously banned missile The Pentagon says the U.S. military has conducted a flight test of a type of missile banned for more than 30 years by a treaty that both the...
View ArticleHeadlines – August 21, 2019
News Pentagon tests first land-based cruise missile in a post-INF treaty world (WATCH)- The United States has tested a new ground-based cruise missile that is capable covering 500 kilometers in range,...
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